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Recognised as Colour

#4DB2F9

  • #4DB2F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4DB2F9 is a blue with RGB values 77, 178, 249 and HSL 205°, 93%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4DB2F9#4DB2F9
HEX#4DB2F9
RGBrgb(77, 178, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.698, 0.9765
RGB percentages30.2%, 69.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(204.8, 93.5%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 69.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK69.1%, 28.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,092,089
CSS custom property--colour: #4DB2F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#B24D06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B3FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA3F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Sky blue · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9944D
Analogous#4DF9EA, #4D5CF9
Triadic#F94DB2, #B2F94D
Split complementary#F94D5C, #F9EA4D
Tetradic#EA4DF9, #F9944D, #5CF94D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F2FE
Lighter +20%#B0DDFC
Lighter +10%#7EC7FB
Darker −10%#1C9DF7
Darker −20%#0782D9
Darker −30%#0665A7
Darker −40%#044776
More saturated +25%#47B3FF
Less saturated −25%#64AEE2

Channel breakdown

R77
G178
B249
Red77 (30.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue204.77°
Saturation (HSL)93.48%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G B2 · B F9

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